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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military is grounding its entire fleet of V-22 Ospreys, a week after an Air Force CV-22 crashed off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, resulting in the deaths of all eight airmen aboard the aircraft. Air Force Special Operations Command said in a release Wednesday evening that

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Israel is taking some “important steps” to better protect civilians during its offensive in southern Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on CNN’s “King Charles” Wednesday. In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with Charles Barkley and Gayle King, the top US diplomat suggested Israeli forces are heeding his call

By Annette Choi, Molly English, Ethan Cohen and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — We tracked how long each candidate talked at the fourth Republican primary presidential debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Former President Donald Trump once again didn’t participate in Wednesday evening’s event, while he remains the frontrunner in the GOP field ahead of the other candidates. Read

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Israel is taking some “important steps” to better protect civilians during its offensive in southern Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on CNN’s “King Charles” Wednesday. In a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with Charles Barkley and Gayle King, the top US diplomat suggested Israeli forces are heeding his call to

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a closely watched case about whether the US Constitution’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office applies to former President Donald Trump because of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. The seven-member court appeared divided at times, pushing back on arguments from both

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education said Wednesday that it has approved the cancellation of nearly $5 billion more in federal student loan debt, bringing the total amount of student debt relief provided under the Biden administration to $132 billion for more than 3.6 million borrowers. Though the Supreme Court struck

By Kyung Lah and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Nevada grand jury has indicted six individuals who acted as fake electors in a scheme intended to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win, according to the state’s attorney general. The indictments make Nevada the third state – joining Michigan and Georgia – to bring charges against

By Paula Reid and Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Republican-led House Ethics Committee has reached out to at least one witness as part of its investigation into GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz to schedule an interview in the coming weeks, the latest sign that the once dormant probe remains open. One formal request went out last week, the day before the House voted to expel

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 2024 presidential debates. August 23, 2023 Event Type: Republican DebateLocation: Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WIHosts: Fox News, Young America’s Foundation and Rumble Moderators: Bret Baier and Martha MacCallumParticipants: Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim ScottTranscript September 27,

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied militias in Sudan have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assessed. Blinken also determined that members of the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces have committed war crimes, he said in a statement Wednesday.

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The 10 fake electors from Wisconsin disavowed their attempt to overturn Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020, recognized the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s victory, and pledged not to serve as real electors in 2024 or any election when Trump is on the ballot, or to act as sham electors in

By Casey Tolan and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — A nonprofit that employs numerous Trump administration officials and is laying the groundwork for the former president’s potential second term raised more than $23 million last year – nearly a third of which came from a single anonymous donor, previously unreported tax documents show. The documents

By Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday fired back against claims from House Republicans that he was involved in business dealings with his son and brother, telling reporters at the White House the GOP claims are “a bunch of lies.” Asked by a reporter in the Roosevelt Room to respond

By Michael Williams and Betsy Klein, Priscilla Alvarez and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to resolve negotiations over the future of Ukraine funding, saying “petty partisan politics can’t get in the way” of aid for Kyiv. “History’s going to judge harshly those who turn their back on

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US warship shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday in the southern Red Sea, a US military official said. There was no damage to the USS Mason, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, or injuries to any personnel in the incident, the official said. The

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted to advance a GOP-led resolution on Wednesday to censure Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York for triggering a fire alarm in a House office building when there was not an emergency. A final vote on whether to pass the censure resolution is expected to